Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-13
is eIischaroed int

weight OF Z,000,00 pounds. The
pipe IS spiral iointed and Joined a
the ends OF each piece with double iron
bands made immovable by being
held together with iron bands
making the strongest Joint known
To modern science. This nine
will carry river of water to a point
lou feet above the townsite on the
beautiful plain of Hesperia, six miles
west OF this great ditch. Here the
water is poured into open bitches to fill
the soil by perc0lation, and is also con.
Quoted In iron pipes through the streets
OF the townsite. Work has been COM
menced on large reservoir above the
town. from which water will be used for
irrigation only, while the water for the
town Will come from the p pes direct
from The mountains. The plain on
which the Hesperian colony will be
established is composed of light choco-
late colored earth of great richness and
very easy of cultivation. The tract of
80, 900 acres outside the town is generally
divided into farms Of forty acres each
with water right to every farm.
Should an increased water supply be
needed in The future another fourteen
inch main will be laid from the same
ditch. The water supply of the Hes
peria company is double that of the Los
Angeles river, SO there need be no ap
prehension of scarcity of the aqueous
element.
The working force now employed by
the company consists mainly OF Mojave
Indians under care of Chief Pacheco.
They are good workers and have
plenty OF stock and seem prosperous
and happy. There is such q demand
for labor at present that the demand
tor the services of these natives is very
great and they seem to profit by it.
With the lack of modern conveniences
and amusements in the mountain
csnons OF the Mojave, it is difficult to
retain eastern laborers for any long
length of time, so the presence OF these
Indians, who have always lived there,
has been source of much profit to tine
makers of this stupendous system Of
water distribution.
Inc HERALD representative is in
debted to Mr.. G. FL. Fuller, the Super
intendent OF the Commissary Depart.
ment, and the manager of the whole
line OF operations, for many courtesies
and sumptuous refreshments from his |
excellent larder.
The California Southern railway ex.
tends for fifteen miles through the cen
ter of the tract. A long side track has
been laid i'll the townsite and the plans |
OF large granite hotel with frontage |
OF l25 feet have been chosen. The |
work OF erection will be commenced a, |
once by the company which has lime and |
granite quarries of its own on the north |
part of the tract.
About $50, 900 worth of this fine land |
has been sold already and as soon as the |
hotel is erected large number Of set. |
tiers will commence making homes in
that beautiful section of our high and
healthy mesas, where the sky is almost
always cloudless and the temperature
cool and delicious. 1t is the intention |
of settlers in this beautiful spot to plant |
their lands largely with deciduous fruits |
which grow at this elevation, 5000 feet,
TO the utmost perfection.
Hesperia is ninety-rive miles northeast
OF Los Angeles, OH the north side of the
Sierra Madre, in the county Of San Ber.
nardino. The nearest posiolfice is at
Victor, twelve miles north at Upper
Point OF Rocks, on the Mojave.
AT present it is source of annoyance
to people visiting that locality that the
railways east of the Colorado
do not connect promptly with the Cali
tornia Southern, producing most pro-
voking delays. A case in point occurred
to the within named party ON Wednes.
day night. The members had sent their
team home and in light marching order
sat down to wait under the fine Juniper
trees that cover about 10000 acres of
Hesperia, for the eastern train, due at 5
p NJ, butthe train came not. Moments
heightened into hours and anxiety was
ia the majority when it was found that |
the party had no lunch basket, no blan-
kets and no water and were twelve miles
from any settlement. As the shadows
and theiaces began TO lengthen the Judge |
shot iackrabbit with his rusty revolver
and tossed it uuskinned into the great |
blazing bed of Goals that had been made
for purposes of comfort. Those who |
have read the Old Testament will re-
the mention of the heat of the |
''coals of Juniper" I he heat was nor
w iu bu&b IL.
tor in few minutes the rabbit was with
drawn, done brown as blackberry and |
minus tail, feet and ears in the fiery or |
deal. All were invited to the sumptuous |
feast, which was most complete. OF |
course there was no salt. no pepper, no |
bread or batter. potatoes, tea or coffee, !
or water, but theaa little adiuncts of a |
feast are of little moment when tender
hare is roasted in bed Of fervent Jun.
iper Goals.
The Judge and the newspaper man did
the mastication in good frontier shape,
but one OF the tenderfeet sighed for salt,
and after sampling the savory meat,
passed around u juniper and relieved his
esophagus of all traces of rabbit. After
lighting fires constantly on both sides Of
the track for several hours, freight
tram was heard coming at midnight, and
with red firebrands was brought to a
halt. The train men thought the party
were train robbers and wanted to know
what was wanted. They were informed
that all that was needed was to get inso
the caboose and ride to San Bernardino;
q request that was granted.
The only way to accommodate this
rich and growing region is to have a
local train put on from Los Angeles to
Barstow and let Eastern trains arrive
when they get ready. Such train
would be source of great prosperity to
Los Angeles and the new and growing
towns aloug the lire OF road. Let il
come early and come to stay.
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ParneII at London.